[外语类试卷]专业英语八级模拟试卷153及答案与解析.doc
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1、专业英语八级模拟试卷 153及答案与解析 SECTION A MINI-LECTURE Directions: In this section you sill hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening, take notes on the important points. Your notes will not be marked, but you will need them to complete a gap-filling task after the mini-lecture.
2、 When the lecture is over, you will be given two minutes to check your notes, and another ten minutes to complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE. Use the blank sheet for note-taking. 0 Ben Buchanan and A Magic Book The Texas teen is devouring the 672 pages of Harry Potter and the Half-Bloo
3、d Prince written by J. K. Rowling. When Buchanan got the first Harry Potter book in 1998, he was struggling with difficulty in reading. But when his mom read the first chapter aloud to him, he was determined to conquer his first “real“ book. . The success of Rowling s books: 1) over【 1】 _ of Rowling
4、 s books printed in U.S 【 1】 _ 2) kids reading and【 2】 _ each title fervently. 【 2】 _ However, whether all of this hype of countdowns and midnight trips to book stores translates into a lifelong reading habit remains unclear. . Our society now needed a reading renaissance: 1) A study shows: adult【 3
5、】 _ have dropped 10 percentage points. 【 3】_ A. the loss of readers possiblly【 4】 _to the booming world of technology; 【 4】 _ B.【 5】 _offer experience that can t be gained from these other sources.【 5】_ 2) Thr facts reflect: fewer kids are reading for【 6】 _ 【 6】 _ A. This【 7】 _retreat from books not
6、 taken a toll on reading ability.【 7】_ B. this indicates a poor future in reading ability development-the very reason why many educators are hoping the Harry Potter series can work some【 8】 _. 【 8】 _ . The Harry Potter series has “broken the rules“: 1) the book was as exciting as a video game; 2) 59
7、 percent of U.K. kids think the books have【 9】 _their reading skills;【 9】 _ 3)【 10】 _say the books are the reason they read more. 【 10】_ Part of the allure of The Harry Potter is the thrilling story, with well-developed characters and an avalanche of magical moments. 1 【 1】 2 【 2】 3 【 3】 4 【 4】 5 【
8、5】 6 【 6】 7 【 7】 8 【 8】 9 【 9】 10 【 10】 SECTION B INTERVIEW Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Questions 1 to 5 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you will be given 10 seconds to answer each
9、of the following five questions. Now listen to the interview. 11 From which place did they start their sightseeing? ( A) Houses of Parliament and Big Ben. ( B) The south bank of the Thames. ( C) Lambeth Bridge. ( D) Westminster Abbey. 12 Where does the Horatio Nelson the naval captain who defeated N
10、apoleon at the battle of Trafalgar in 1805, and so stopped him from invading England stand? ( A) St. James s Park. ( B) Whitehall. ( C) Downing Street. ( D) Trafalgar Square. 13 According to the conversation when are all the big shops closed? ( A) On weekend. ( B) On Sunday. ( C) On workday. ( D) On
11、 Saturday. 14 From the conversation we can know where is the Chinese Embassy? ( A) At Marble Arch. ( B) Near Hyde Park. ( C) In Portland place. ( D) At Mayfair. 15 From the conversation what can we deduce? ( A) Robinson is an English. ( B) Li is very familiar with London. ( C) It is the Lis first lo
12、ok at London. ( D) It is the Robinsons first look at London. SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. At the end of each news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. 16 Est
13、rada, who is accused of EXCEPT_. ( A) bribery, graft and corruption ( B) betrayal of public trust ( C) disobedient to the country ( D) violations Of the constitution 17 Who is the prosecutions star witness in the impeachment trial of Estrada? ( A) Luis Singson. ( B) Loi Ejercito. ( C) Hilario Davide
14、. ( D) Accounts records. 18 According to the news, the followings are the newly approved Web site EXCEPT _. ( A) .com .net, .org and .gov ( B) .biz, .info ( C) .name, .pro ( D) .museum, .aero. and .coop 19 There are more than an estimated _ million top-level domain names, nearly ail of them ending i
15、n .com or .net. ( A) 20 ( B) 25 ( C) 30 ( D) 35 20 Why among the domain names not approved by the board Thursday was .kids? ( A) As it said it could lead to Web sites with content harmful. ( B) As it said it could be beneficial for children. ( C) As it said it could not get the profit. ( D) As it sa
16、id it could lead to boom registries. 20 The wave of job cuts sweeping through the utility sector gathered pace yesterday with 800 more redundancies planned by two electricity groups joining forces in order to meet regulators price demands and improve efficiency. Trade unions expressed anger that the
17、 announcement by two foreign-owned utilities, London Electricity and Eastern Electricity, came during the period immediately before Christmas. They noted that it arrived on the back of nearly 1,300 other job losses in this sector since early October. Half of the 160,000 jobs in the electricity secto
18、r have gone since privatization in 1988. More than 2,000 redundancies have also been announced recently by water companies, and more are expected from United Utilities as they, too, seek to meet tougher regulatory targets. Not everyone in the industry is convinced that the current spate of job cuts
19、in the utility sector is justified. One leading industry executive, who wanted to remain anonymous, said: “I am very concerned that companies are using the regulators price cut as an excuse for carrying out general cuts that they have wanted to do for some time. It is causing disquiet among utilitie
20、s customers.“ If regulatory approval is given London Electricity -a unit of Electricite de France -and Eastern Electricity, controlled by American conglomerate Texas Utilities, will form a joint venture from April 1, 2000, which will run their respective electricity distribution businesses. The comp
21、anies will continue to compete on the supply and billing side of their operations but hope the new alliance will be able to win third party business, whether in electricity or other sectors such as gas. The 800 job losses mean a quarter of the jobs affected by the joint venture will be lost within 1
22、8 months, and that the remaining positions will be dependant on the general level of business activity. The two companies plan to achieve cost savings through fewer workers, having a single information system, a smaller number of buildings and buying more in bulk. Phil Turbeville, chief executive of
23、 Texas Utilities TXS Europe subsidiary, said: “It is the responsible management response to the challenges of the tough price control while delivering further improvements in customer service.“ He added that customers would benefit because lower costs meant more money available for new investment, a
24、nd denied that the decision could have been made at a better time or would have been different if it had not been a foreign-owned group. “Whether we told staff just before Christmas or just after it would have been the same. There is no good time to make redundancies. As you can see from what Scotti
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